{"id":486,"date":"2016-06-14T19:45:03","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T19:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/?page_id=486"},"modified":"2024-08-29T11:10:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T15:10:38","slug":"vpk-enrollment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/voluntary-pre-kindergarten-vpk\/vpk-enrollment\/","title":{"rendered":"VPK Enrollment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"486\" class=\"elementor elementor-486\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cae5490 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cae5490\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cffffdc\" data-id=\"cffffdc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22bbc96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22bbc96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/toddler-outside2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3365\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/toddler-outside2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/toddler-outside2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/toddler-outside2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58d6e8e\" data-id=\"58d6e8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a4c337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77a4c337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The VPK program is a free prekindergarten program for 4 and 5-year-olds who live in Florida. Children must be 4 years of age on or before September 1. Parents can enroll their child in the state\u2019s free, voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) education program that year or wait until the following year when their child is 5.<\/p><p>To apply for Voluntary Prekindergarten, please visit the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familyservices.floridaearlylearning.com\/Account\/Login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florida&#8217;s Early Learning Portal<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p><p>If you live in Florida and your child turned 4 years old on or before September 1, your child is eligible for the VPK program. Some 5-year-olds are eligible depending on their birth date.<\/p><p><strong>School Year Program &#8211; 540 instructional hours. Summer Program &#8211; 300 instructional hours.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4303c82d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4303c82d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-332356bf\" data-id=\"332356bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b2b92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95b2b92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Enrollment Requirements:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Parents must complete a VPK application online<\/strong> by clicking on the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familyservices.floridaearlylearning.com\/Account\/Login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida Early Learning Portal <\/a>link here<\/strong><\/span>, or on the home page on this website, or at your nearest ELC Office.<\/p><p><strong>Upload<\/strong> the child&#8217;s original birth certificate, passport, or immunization record signed by a physician.<\/p><p><strong>Upload<\/strong> Proof of Florida Residency (e.g. electric bill,\u00a0 driver&#8217;s license, or pay stub with address).<\/p><p>You may also contact a Family Resource Advisor at the Early Learning Coalition for more information at: (239) 935-6100.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c273fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c273fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FloridaVPK_stacked_Color-300x287.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-20486\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FloridaVPK_stacked_Color-300x287.webp 300w, https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FloridaVPK_stacked_Color-600x573.webp 600w, https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FloridaVPK_stacked_Color.webp 669w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The VPK program is a free prekindergarten program for 4 and 5-year-olds who live in Florida. 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